"I won't let your work go in vain. The bitter cold land is indeed a bit hard." Shao Shude said: "I will have 200,000 pieces of woolen cloth and 300,000 heads of miscellaneous animals sent to you. My slaves

, I won’t treat you unfairly. The promotion opportunities of the bodyguards are no less than those of the imperial guards, as you will know later.”

The bodyguard army composed of strong slaves did not participate in the war last year, but it was dispatched this year.

Except for the Hongyuan Palace, which dispatched thousands of men to Shazhou to set up defenses, the other palaces selected 20,000 people to go eastward and put them all under Fu Cunshen's control. They are almost here.

The Shatuo tribe is the most powerful of the three tribes, with almost 100,000 people, far more than the Sage and Anqing tribes. If they go to Yonghe Palace, they can maintain peace in that area.

"I thank your Majesty for your kindness." Shi Jiantang said.

In fact, it was a bit regretful. In his opinion, the three Shatuo tribes were no longer purely nomadic tribes, especially after absorbing a large number of Sogdians. They were also good at farming, doing business, and smelting iron.

As far as Shi Jiantang himself is concerned, he prefers the colorful world of the Central Plains and prefers to live a Han life rather than being a shepherd.

"What are you thinking about?" Shao Shude was keenly aware of his little mood and said with a smile: "The palace supervisor of Yonghe Palace is a wandering official, not a hereditary official. You are a general, and I have to entrust you with important tasks. I will go to Yonghe Palace first.

In a few years, when the time is right, you can return to Beijing."

Shi Jiantang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said: "I obey your order."

"Keep an eye on the Black Water Mohe for me." Shao Shude said: "These people are wild and untamable. They may not be submissive to the king. They may be troublesome in the future. You should be more careful."

The location of Yonghe Palace was called Taizhou during the Liao Dynasty, and was the boundary between the Khitan people and the wild Jurchens.

After the Bohai Kingdom was conquered and destroyed by the Khitans, the northern states collapsed. The Blackwater Mohe took the opportunity to expand, encroaching on the territory in the northern part of the Bohai Sea and expanding their living space.

These people were unstable and very difficult to deal with. The Khitan people learned from the old wisdom of Bohai and built border walls and forts here to prevent the Jurchens from going south. Taizhou was one of the very important strongholds.

In Shao Shude's plan, in principle, Heishui Mohe will be under supervised release, but troops will also need to be stationed to guard it. It is impossible for the imperial army to be stationed here, so non-staff forces like the Shatuo Tribunal will be needed to fill the vacancy.

He has made it clear now that Yonghe Palace has no other mission but to keep an eye on the Blackwater Mohe and prevent their forces from going south and threatening the core area of ​​Liaodong Road.

"If anyone dares to cause trouble, I will kill him to pieces." Shi Jiantang responded immediately when he heard that there was an opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

"There is no need for this." Shao Shude laughed loudly and said: "During the former Tang Dynasty, Heishui Mohe repeatedly sent envoys to pay tribute, and they were very respectful. If you eliminate them, other tribes will rise in the area. You can't kill them all.
Chapter completed!